Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 471 | 530 | 506 | 391 | 337 | 202 | 438 | 337 | 285 | 270 | 345 | 371 | 348 | 331 | 305 | 297 | 293 | 285 | 443 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.85m | 5:54AM2.00m | 6:17PM1.85m | 6:49AM2.02m | 7:13PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.17m | 11:38PM0.13m | 12:15PM0.17m | 00:33AM0.12m | 1:13PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | N 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 300 | 174 | 530 | 506 | 391 | 337 | 202 | 438 | 337 | 285 | 270 | 345 | 371 | 348 | 331 | 305 | 49 | 293 | 166 | 203 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 11 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | E 10 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 14 | N 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 142 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 297 | 15 | 285 | 443 | 431 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 14 | E 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | NE 8 | SE 14 | — | S 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 8 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 5 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 346 | 471 | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 94 | 139 | 110 | 46 | 151 | 229 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 63 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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